Solid core wires, not so good!

[calculating_infinity]

pre-tinned means that the strands are already fused together.  Instead of stripping stranded wire and then putting a bit of solder on the end to keep the strands from fraying (impossible to stick through a pcb hole), the wire acts like solid core but is way more forgiving when it comes to movement.


That's why I mentioned the cardboard. Not as complicated as MetalGod's pic. I just meant support and pick up the circuit, all the knobs, (the battery is the real prob - heavy with thin leads), etc with a shoebox lid or something and there will be far less movement to worry about. 

i've always just twisted the ends to put stranded through a pcb, is that not acceptable practice?

I think people tin the wire with solder to avoid finger grease, im not sure what else.

[newbie builder]

Thats crazy what is it?

started out as a fuzz face,

I've built a fuzz face. THAT is not a fuzz face....that's a monster....it's beautiful

[petemoore]

I find difficult and not fun is having to hold the board,hold the soldering iron, hold the solder and put all that toghether on a 5 millimeter area without shorting around.(Parkinsons and DIY I guess dont match)
So if I could eliminate holding the solder lead, because there is already a bit on the wire, then that would be great, tack it on and then I would have a hand free to complete the soldering.
  I have a free left hand, w/ergonomically placed hand rest, this allows very precise tip to board approach and retreats easily from any angle. I have the iron mounted in a box, tip at a slight down angle, under the exhaust tube and surrounded by lighting w/ close in light on gooseneck, The palm rest makes it easy to keep my hand steady and control the board w/fingertips [instead of an iron w/ 6'' between fingers and work area], this improved speed and the boards look great, I haven't dropped the iron since I built it, but I do have to take it out for some in-box work.